We take a look back at the private residences the multi-talented entertainer has shared with our readers over the years

October 1996

Cher turned a 1950s house in Miami Beach into a grand villa that reflected her evolving taste, and for the first time, she did not use her longtime friend and mentor, interior designer Ron Wilson. Inspired by Venetian and Moorish design, the house was filled with religious art, richly hued fabrics, carved woods, scrolled ironwork and stone—a dramatic departure from her previous residences, which were marked by sparse furnishings, clean lines and minimal color. Pictured: “I wanted to introduce color that wouldn’t be overwhelming,” Cher said of the living room. Pieces from her former houses joined furnishings from Sanctuary, a mail-order catalogue that she launched. “I’ve always hated clutter, but now I’m surrounded by things I love to look at.”